August 31, 2020, Premier Doug Ford announced an investment of $9.3 million in 11 training projects to help students and job seekers prepare for careers in the auto and advanced manufacturing sectors. Training projects range from hands-on learning opportunities for students, to short-duration college courses that will help laid-off workers gain credentials for jobs in these … Read more
August 28, 2020, Premier Doug Ford announced an investment of $2.2 million to help disadvantaged youth and job seekers from underrepresented groups develop the skills they need for successful careers. The $2.2 million investment will support eight unique projects from the Greater Toronto Area that will help nearly 500 youth receive on-the-job experience in a … Read more
August 27, 2020, Premier Doug Ford and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones announced a modernization strategy for correctional facilities in the Eastern Ontario region. This strategy will involve building a new Greater Ottawa Correctional Complex, replacing the Brockville Jail with a new facility, expanding the St. Lawrence Valley Correctional and Treatment Centre and Quinte Detention Centre, … Read more
Fiscal Update Q1 Finance Minister Travis Toews provided Alberta’s 2020-21 First Quarter Update and Economic Statement documenting the collective impact of the oil price crash, global economic slowdown and COVID-19 on the provincial economy. The numbers are sobering: Alberta’s 2020-21 deficit is forecast at $24.2 billion – $16.8 billion higher than estimated in Budget 2020 … Read more
August 26, 2020, Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Education Stephen Lecce reacted to the federal government’s announcement of the $2 billion Safe Return to Class Fund, to be provided to provinces to safely reopen schools. The federal funding, $381 million of which will be immediately provided to Ontario, will be directed towards several priority … Read more
August 24, 2020, Premier Doug Ford announced an investment of $7.65 million over five years for frontline victims’ services organizations to support specialized services for victims and survivors of human trafficking. Supports funded through today’s announcement include the Victim Quick Response Program to help victims cover essential expenses, enhanced services under Victim Crisis Assistance Ontario, … Read more
August 25, 2020, Premier Doug Ford announced an investment of $15.9 million to build a new school in Etobicoke at Royal York Road and Eglinton Avenue. This school will accommodate 600 elementary students and create 88 new child care spaces, as part of the government’s commitment to invest $12 billion over 10 years in new … Read more
During the summer slowdown, Premier Jason Kenney took the opportunity to recalibrate his cabinet. While a cabinet shuffle was not unexpected, the only unforeseen element was the modest extent of the changes; with only two current Ministers appointed to new posts, and the elevation of one new member to the cabinet. The moves are as follows: … Read more
August 21, 2020 Today Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a partnership between the Ontario and federal governments and 3M Canada, to expand Canadian production of N95 respirators. Premier Ford and Prime Minister Trudeau were joined by Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Vic Fedeli; MPP for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and … Read more
With nearly 175,000 votes cast in a record-breaking leadership contest, the Conservative Party of Canada announced in the early hours of Monday morning that Erin O’Toole will be its new leader. O’Toole, who was viewed as one of the frontrunners alongside Peter MacKay, beat out MacKay on the third ballot of the evening, taking a … Read more
